Tag: standing

Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife

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Following is the case brief for Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992) Case Summary of Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife: The Secretary of the Interior changed the geographic scope of the Endangered Species Act to only include activities in the United States and the high seas. Several environmental groups sued to have the old geographic scope reinstated. […]

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Hollingsworth v. Perry

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Following is the case brief for Hollingsworth v. Perry, United States Supreme Court, (2013) Case summary for Hollingsworth v. Perry: Following the legalization of same sex marriage in California, voters passed Proposition Eight which amended the definition of marriage back to between a man and woman. Same sex couples, who wanted to marry, challenged the legislation bringing suit against state […]

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